Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for BILLOCKBY

BILLOCKBY, a parish in Flegg district, Norfolk; on the river Bure, 3 miles NE of Acle, and 7 NE of Buckenham r. station. Post Town, Acle, under Norwich. Acres, 389. Real property, £967. Pop., 46. Houses, 14. Billockby Hall is the seat of the Lucas family. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich Value, £100. Patrons, the Lucas family.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

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Feature Description: "a parish"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Billockby Parish       East and West Flegg Poor Law Union/Registration District       Norfolk Ancient County
Place: Billockby

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